When will the power be back in Cambridge, MA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Cambridge is a city of about 121,186 residents in Middlesex County.
Eversource has reported outages for Cambridge by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Cambridge is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Cambridge:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Cambridge: the closest other places we track are Somerville, about 1 miles to the northeast; Watertown, about 3 miles to the west; Medford, about 3 miles to the north; and Everett, about 4 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Chelsea (5 mi E), Malden (5 mi NE), Newton (6 mi SW), Boston (6 mi SE), Melrose (6 mi NE), Waltham (6 mi W), Revere (7 mi NE) and Winthrop (8 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Woburn (8 mi); northeast toward Lynn (11 mi); southeast toward Quincy (10 mi); south toward Randolph (14 mi); southwest toward Franklin (25 mi); west toward Framingham (17 mi); and northwest toward Lowell (21 mi).
Who serves Cambridge?
We track live outage data from Eversource and National Grid in Middlesex County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Co, Town of Concord, Town of Reading and 5 others also serve parts of Middlesex County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Cambridge's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 83 customers out, and was restored in 35 minutes. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 1 — 83 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Oct 1 — 32 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 30 — 816 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 28 — 49 customers out, restored in 6 hours
County context: across all of Middlesex County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.5 hr. The full record for Middlesex County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Cambridge, MA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Cambridge's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Cambridge, MA?
To check your own street, search a Cambridge ZIP code — 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 or 02238 — and the map opens on that area.
